$476 million Mega Millions jackpot

I play Powerball when the jackpot gets high enough ($250-300m or higher). Its usually an office pool though.

I wouldn't stop working if I won the lottery, I'd just work less. Do volunteer work or something. Half of my winnings would immediately go into savings, the other half would be used to help family pay off debts and get myself into a decent house.

The problem people run into with the lottery is they get in over their heads with spending money and don't plan out for the future. They buy expensive cars and houses and blow all of the money up front, leaving themselves fucked for taxes and maintenance costs.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by A4: IN THE DUNGEONS OF THE SLAVE LORDS

I've always viewed lotteries as mostly a "stupidity tax." It doesn't hurt to have a go every now and again but if tickets make up a notable part of your monthly budget then you're doing it wrong.

Also why does it matter if it's a massively huge payout? Honestly what does 400 million do for your life that 20 million wouldn't?

For me, since I usually do an office pool, its more money that we can split out among us. Seeing as the minimum amount only happens maybe twice a year, we only spend maybe $4 on powerball ($2/line.

There's nowhere I can't reach.